#hope's cix art

[ncity-nct-nctea]

mystery lover - taemin ; bad blood - dahye ; tail - sunmi ; marionette - red velvet ; over me - overdose ; full moon - oneus ; butterfly - p1harmony ; jungle - cix ; tears of chaos - e'last ; red sun - dreamcatcher ;

⛧ bleedin' me dry like a goddamn vampire

⛧ ︶꒷꒦︶ ♱ 🕸 ༉‧₊˚

[kbandtrash]

Meet the Authors

Ha ha embarrassing it’s been almost 4 years of kbandtrash and I don’t think we’ve ever done this

General introduction? We just like writing lol. Everything we write is pretty clean (no smut, kissing is the farthest we go like not even making out usually, we don’t even use curse words lol) so generally this should be a pretty safe space for anyone

I’ll start with a more personal introduction

Rachel

Hopeless romantic, happy ending enthusiast, designated karaoke harmonizer, made the deadline to be a ‘99 liner by 2 weeks ✌️😗

The initial Instigator between the two of us. My roommate introduced me to day6 May of 2019 and Megan (formerly annoying little sister who used to do anything to get me to notice her) was the only one who believed me (mean older sister) when I told my family this kband stuff was pretty good

Bands I listen to (and biases): N.Flying (Seunghyub), Day6 (Sungjin), The Rose (Dojoon), IZ (Hyunjun), CNBlue (Yonghwa), FTIsland (Hongki), Onewe (ot5), Lucy (ot4), Hifi Unicorn (Kiyoon), Xdinary Heroes (Gaon, Junhan)

(Plus Hoppipolla, Gift, Qwer, Banduni, Rolling Quartz, Honeyst, Marmello, D.Coy)

Groups I listen to: Dreamcatcher (Dami), Oneus(? complicated rn) (Hwanwoong), Seventeen (S.Coups, Vernon), SF9 (Chani, Hwiyoung), Ateez (Hongjoong, Mingi), Stray Kids (Seungmin, Chan), P1Harmony (Jiung)

(Plus Pentagon, Purple Kiss, Tempest, &Team, Enhypen)

(I also have a huge crush on D.O. and I love Younha)

Extra notes? I have a degree in secondary math education. I also have a decent amount of skill in the arts though like I sing and play a handful of instruments and you’ll see me reblog stuff here from my art blog sometimes. I can read/write half decent Korean as well

Currently playing: Blue Moon by N.Flying, Eternal Sunshine by Ateez, Ah! Love by Seventeen, Better Better by Day6, and Nowhere by FTIsland

I now turn the time over to Megan

Megan

Hopeful romantic, sad ending enthusiast, designated karaoke melodizer (not a boring soprano tyvm), born smack dab in the middle of 2006 🤩💅

The current Instigator between the two of us. I hesitantly took hold of the kband stuff and then it exponentially increased. My kpop Spotify playlist is 176 hours long (3127 songs). Please send help 😨

K bands: CNBLUE (Minhyuk), Xdinary Heroes (O.de/Junhan), N.Flying (Hweseung), Day6 (Wonpil), FTISLAND (Jaejin), Lucy (Wonsang), Onewe (Kanghyun), IZ (Junyoung), Gift, Hoppipolla, The Rose (Hajoon), Rolling Quartz, Honeyst, Marmello

K boy groups: Ateez (Wooyoung), Shax, Sparkling, P1Harmony (✨Jeongseob✨), Seventeen (Hoshi), Kingdom (Mujin), SF9 (Taeyang), CIX (Yonghee), Oneus (Leedo), Golden Child (Joochan), ACE (Donghun), The Boyz (Q), Stray Kids (Jeongin), TXT (Taehyun), Pentagon (Yuto), Shinee (Key), AB6IX (Woojin), Astro (MJ), Enhypen (Niki), Drippin (Dongyun), BDC, WEi (Yongha), Cravity (Seongmin), BtoB (Changsub), NCT (Haechan), Tempest (Hanbin), Monsta X (Kihyun), Just B (Bain), Got7 (Youngjae), Epex (Ayden), BAE173 (Hangyul), Mirae (Dongpyo), iKon (Junhoe), X1, Wanna One, Victon (Byeongchan), E’last

K girl groups: Kard ;), Dreamcatcher (Gahyeon), (G)i-dle (Yuqi), Twice (Jeongyeon), Itzy (Chaeryeong), IVE, Kep1er, Purple Kiss (Swan), Everglow, Oh My Girl, ICHILLIN’, Red Velvet, Billlie (Moon Sua), Stayc (Isa), Weeekly (Jihan), NMIXX (Lily), CLC (Sorn), Tea Party/Omega-3 (Hyunji)

Soloists: Kang Daniel, IU, Woodz, Kim Hanbin, Eric Nam, Lee Hongki

Extra notes? I like learning languages and I love music and I’m permanently tired and I’m a Musical Theatre Kid and I’m about to graduate high school? Crazy

Currently Playing: One Time by CNBLUE, Halazia by Ateez, Love Me for Me by P1Harmony, Stereotype by Stayc, and Fallin’ Flower by Seventeen

You can follow us on tiktok and instagram as heartandsoul.psyche 🙈👀 we’re silly and we sing sometimes

[clublzr]

⏃⠀⠀⠀ˑ⠀⠀⠀ PARK DOYOUNG ▬▬ ⠀ basics.

BIRTH NAME: Park Doyoung

DATE OF BIRTH: June 10th, 2001

ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini

PLACE OF BIRTH: Busan, South Korea

ETHNICITY: Korean

NATIONALITY: South Korean

LANGUAGES: Korean, Japanese

RELIGION: Atheist

EDUCATION: High School Diploma ( 2019 )

⏃⠀⠀⠀ˑ⠀⠀⠀ PARK DOYOUNG ▬▬ ⠀ career.

STAGE NAME: Charlie [ 찰리 ]

OCCUPATION: Idol, Singer, Performer

TRAINING PERIOD: 1 year

YEARS ACTIVE: 2021 - Present

LABEL: Chérie Devil Records

GROUP: Luzrclb ( Present - )

POSITION: Sub-vocalist, Lead Dancer

⏃⠀⠀⠀ˑ⠀⠀⠀ PARK DOYOUNG ▬▬ ⠀ appearance .

HEIGHT: 177.8 cm (5’10”)

WEIGHT: 57kg (125lbs)

PIERCING(S): 2 ear piercings

FACE CLAIM: Yoon Hyunsuk [ CIX ]

⏃⠀⠀⠀ˑ⠀⠀⠀ PARK DOYOUNG ▬▬ ⠀ the prologue .

Park Doyoung was born June 10th, 2001 to a Korean-American college professor and a seamstress.

As a child he started to become intrigued by photography and acting, trying to immerse himself in those art mediums. His parents got him different kinds of cameras and allowed him into acting classes, he started to become even more interested.

He decided to audition as an actor for Chérie Devil Records, hoping to finally become successful in his dream career.

However, as he started to audition for different roles, he started to get into music; and the company decided to put him into training to become an idol. He trained for 1 year and debuted in Luzrclb in March of this year.

[rrxnjun]

I ACTUALLY YELLED SEEING LIEBESTRAUM WAHHHHH;-;-;;-;-;-;-;; THANK U SO MUCH FOR WRITING IT I CANT WAIT TILL JUNE;-;;-;-; i cannottttt tell u how happy u actually made me with that wahhdhfjf

OOO MAN☹️☹️I HOPE UR MENTAL HEALTH WILL GET BETTER!!!! AND U DONT SUCK!!! TAKE UR TIME WITH IT u shouldn't listen to them when ur not in the mood for them it will deff ruin the vibes so take all the time u need!!!!

i agree with that the only good noise music i listen to now is all from nct and when i hear other bgs' i'm just😟😟😟 IM SURE HE WAS AMAZING CUZ ALL OF THEM WERE🤌🤌 the song genuinely slaps so i'm not surprised if it makes it in there

well idk people said i study a lot so i just accepted the fact but i never feel prepared enough so;-; tbh the percentage is lower just to pass💀 but i need the plus point for uni and that's the limit for getting it but yeah i feel like it shows that hungary does not go for making people smarter lmao💀 I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE POINT LIMITS FOR GETTING INTO UNI wahhh the whole thing is dumb🫠 thank u!!!! i have three more speaking exams so i'm shitting my pants rn😃OH NO☹️ i hope u passed the second one exams suck so i hope it didn't hit u hard!!!! GOOD LUCK WITH THEM!!! IM SURE U WILL DO GOOD ON THEM!! MANIFESTING SO HARD!!!! I HOPE U ARE DOING WELL AND ARE TAKING CARE OF URSELF!!!! (liebestraum anon💓💕)

(the review reply: art sucks for that reason sm;-; but i deff learned after a few times of that happening with me as well to just sleep on it and throw it out after but it still amuses me how can art have this effect in a way (idk how to explain what i mean rip) AND THANK U FOR NOT HATING IT U JUST MADE ME THE HAPPIEST PERSON ISTG!!!)

IM REPLYING TO THIS ASK LITERALLY SO LATE THAT THE FIC IS DROPPING TOMORROW LMAO ADJSK i have to warn u tho its quite different to the original draft i had and the teaser i posted from it 😶😶 hope you still end up liking it !!!

SJSJ thank you thank you 😔😔 you are always so sweet and understanding ily mwah.

nct noise is the only good noise in kpop. there i said it. 😶 (this is a joke there are a few more good noise songs from diff groups pls dont jump me im targeting one fandom in specific w this yes) like nct could do any of your favs songs but could your favs do sticker? no. thats right.😌 AHHH im glad u liked my babies cix i was told by spotify that they are my top listened to artist of the last 4 weeks so. 😃 yeah. they also had a comeback like 2 days ago if u wanna check that out cough cough

if people tell u that, its probably true AHAHA 😭😭 me and my friend were talking the other day like i dont even study that much like i get to the 2 hour mark and i go well 🤷‍♀️ thats it for the day ig. like i dont have any more brain capacity LMAO. Oooh i do get you w the uni points stuff!! me being a straight A student was what got me into uni too bc switching from business hs to psychology was actually kind of insane coming from me LMAOOO i had no bonus points from biology or anything so my grades helped a TON since i fucked up the entrance exam too lol 😭😭😭 im rooting for you !!!! I feel like slovakia doesnt really care abt that either ?? there are definitely better and worse unis tho and i unfortunately attend the one thats one of the best so they kinda care..😔 SPEAKING EXAMS ARE THE WORST THEY SHOULD BE CANCELLED LIKE THATS 3 TIMES THE STRESS U HAVE WHEN TAKING A WRITTEN ONE. i hate those sm omg i am PRAYING for you (i have only one speaking one this semester and i am mentally preparing for it for the last few weeks) i actually passed the second try (with an E, but i still did it....) and i have another exam w the same professor this friday so..🤞

i am trying to learn how to be patient w art (and life) so it prevents me tearing everything out and throwing it out.....so you are right abt that AHAHA thats a good advice to take

as always i hope youre doing good, taking care of yourself and having a good time!! mwah

[serenitysphere]

CIX, happy 1st Anniversary!! 💙

[iwillgiveyoumyhappiness]

What are your favorite tropes that remind you of each cix member? (If you could list a couple that would be great but not necessary)

Honestly don't even know if this counts! 😂 This is less like tropes and more like aesthetics, but also not really, so I don't really know how to categorize it. Either way! I hope you enjoyed it and I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Byounggon: Awkward but sweet first love, late night movie dates + cuddles, clumsy but heartfelt confessions, 'I love you' and a forehead kiss while they think you're asleep, pampering each other with massages and at-home spa days, shared playlists, trying new things together, window shopping together and secretly buying each other gifts, making the most mundane days special, 'I know we're young, but I picture forever with you'.

Seunghun: 'I love you' + 'I love you more', refusing to hang up first, saving each other as something cheesy/funny in your phones, inside jokes for days, brushing your teeth together in the morning and making funny faces in the mirror, 'I'll pay'/'No, really, I insist'/'I SAID, LET ME PAY, DAMMIT', all-encompassing hugs when you're sad, giggly eskimo kisses.

Yonghee: Falling in love at the wrong time, strangers-to-lovers, museum dates where 'you are the greatest work of art', cooking together but it's just customizing the toppings of your frozen pizza, knowing what the other is thinking just by looking at each other's eyes, getting exhausted at the same time and agreeing to leave the party together, chatting about dumb things until 3AM.

Jinyoung: Cute barista/florist, meeting your first love years later, a bittersweet summer love that you still think about to this day, you both like each other but are too shy to make the first move, 'may I have this dance?', mindlessly playing with someone's fingers, cheek kisses as both greetings and farewells, 'love ya' instead of 'thank you'.

Hyunsuk: Childhood best friends, falling asleep on each other's shoulders, late night fastfood runs, amusement park dates, shy but excited kisses while fireworks go off in the background, a specific person springing to mind when you see something that makes you happy, 'you make me smile'.

[honeyviscera]

OKAY i'm going to send a lot. be warned. i might even come back. here goes: winter falls, wow, 0325, and hoodie season by stray kids, cinema by cix, luna by oneus, and dance dance by day6 !!!!!!

im so sorry for the late response claire!!! i've been very busy augh </3

anyways! i forget the measuring scale for the songs so i'll just tell you my thoughts on them! (hope that's alright)

winter falls: i love the rhythm of this one!! it has such a nice and warm sway to it, while still being very upbeat!! i really like it, it's very nice to listen to :3 the guitar adds a very nice touch to it! it feels warm, like the colour red.

wow: this one is very fun and i really like its intensity! it's very like. solid. and i like the instrumentals and its overall bounce. very cool! it's like spray paint art.

0325: this one feels like. physically dark? i love the mood it evokes, it kind of feels like driving through the city at night, past storefronts and businesses all lit up, but the night is dark and crisp and the streetlights cut through the darkness in the inside of the car, and you're having fun, you're excited. idk if this makes sense at all, lmao

hoodie season: this one is like. a mint green. it's very cool and idk. bright-feeling? the trumpet and piano in the instrumental, along with the tambourine in the percussion really add to its clean feel. it's very pleasant <3

cinema: this one is very neat! it feels like neon lighting at night, it's very. it feels like something you would play for dancing at night. idk if that makes sense but it's very fun :)

LUNA: this one is like. purple. i love the little spikes in pitch in their voices at the beginning of each line in the chorus it's very satisfying. it's very good, i really really like this one. it's so good!!! totally my favourite one so far.

dance dance: i love love the energy in this one! it's very cheerful and it's like a sunny weekend morning right before you go out with your friends, it's very exciting :3

anyways! ty for these claire, and sorry once again for the delay!! have a great day! <3

[orchidyoonkook]

Who am I?

hey, I’m Yoon/Orchid, this is a little blog I’m starting so I can post the little slices of my brain that decide to make their way onto the page. hope you enjoy

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Some fun facts about me:

Name: Yoon or Orchid. Both work. Neither of those is my real name. I have a very boring name and I like a touch of anonymity here on the internet. So Yoon or Orchid it is, purely cuz it’s in my handle.

Age: 25! (‘99 liner)

Pronouns: she/her

Astro Signs: aries sun, scorpio moon, taurus rising -> Yes. I know.

MBTI Type: ENFJ-A.

Favourite Things: music, art, any animal that is cute and fuzzy, frogs, capybaras, flowers - specifically orchids, roses, cherry blossoms, dahlias and peonies, colours, chocolate, baking, tattoos, spring and fall, water, people doing beautiful and amazing things for the sake of wanting to.

Least Favourite Things: assholes, greed, most foods (not by choice), all soda pop, most mainstream music, most religions, and certain textures

Why did you start your blog?: I had a dream a while back that I woke up from, wrote down, and then went back to sleep. When I woke up again, I realized it could make for a killer fic and decided to write it out after I couldn’t stop thinking about it for two weeks straight. I figured if I’m gunna write it, might as well share it. Then boom: the birth of orchidyoonkook

Additionally: music’s a massive part of my life, like enormously so. as is visual art, I’ve been a painter since I was 10 and can pretty much do anything in the field of visual art from painting to sculpting to woodwork. writing is new though, I didn’t start until I was 19 and even then it hasn’t been a constant. I just write when there’s an idea. and it’s usually a massive undertaking. me and religion don’t have a great relationship, that said, lots of my friends are religious and I respect that immensely

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Bias: Yoongles, my love

Bias Wrecker: JK

What got me into BTS?: officially? carpool karaoke. Unofficially, DNA.

Other K-Pop Artists?: Yep! Agust D, Stray Kids and Ateez primarily. But I have bits and pieces of ENHYPEN, TXT, MAMAMOO, j-hope, black pink, Hwa Sa, aespa, CIX, GOT7, SVT, TAEMIN, LISA, Kai, KANGDANIEL, I.M, BewhY, HOSHI, VICTION, Red Velvet, IU, etc.

Non K-Pop Artists?: You betcha. Marianas Trench, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, TOP, Ghost, MCR, FOB, IDKHBTFM, Matt Maeson, Two Feet, Leprous, Arctic Monkeys, M83, MISSIO, SOAD, Soen, half alive, P!ATD, RHCP, Die Antwoord, Billy Talent, Lorde, etc. (she’s an emo baby at heart)

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Blog start date: October 4, 2022



[sunkissedchldrecon]

Hi, I am here for the exchange! Hope you are well !

Your question: Details about your future spouse.

From first I thought I sense this is someone with duality but also has a fun side to play with that duality. Like someone intimidating but also a sweetheart/charming person. They may realise they come across as intimidating and may use this to tease people and then suddenly laughing like haha i am kidding. They may be bald or has a round head and short hair, or they may be bald now. Medium height, good build, not too far nor skinny, tan body, toned body many be has abs. They give me fun energy like an extrovert and vibes of someone that people only think is confident and happy to go to person. Kind where people see and think "man i wish I had their confidence" but that's not just it. They are very real and also deals with self esteem issues deep down, maybe they had a low confidence phase and they channeled that into their physical personality and body. I sense their Insecurities are more about their knowledge or lack of it or just lacking in the skills department. They may or may not have faired well in school, maybe average and that could be something they feel down about especially with people that are more intellectual like that. They may compare themselves to the poised art-history know it all kind of people, and may feel down about it. This makes me think it's more about them being perfect at most things than be someone that is losing that race. This could be an issue that developed from childhood upbringing.

Signs- Leo/cancer/Sagittarius/4th house/4th house Saturn/libra venus/9th house/5th house energy/venus in quadrants.

My question: How will my Future Spouse behave with me?

M, 🏵️ pisces sun

hello! thank you so much for being willing to do an exchange! i really enjoyed reading through this, and i feel like i learned some new things about my fs which is cool! some things also aligned with things i've heard before, so that was comforting too! again, thank you so much 💛

Shufflemancy:

"Baby" by Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris)

"Cinema" by CIX

Cards: Seven of Cups, Ten of Wands, Queen of Cups, Three of Cups, Ace of Cups, The Moon (Rx), Three of Wands, Judgment, King of Wands, Temperance, Five of Pentacles (Rx)

Your future spouse will make you feel like you're in a whole different reality. Funnily enough "Cinema" played as I started the interpretation! They may act picture perfect with you to the point where you'll be wondering "is this real life"? They will look to you often in order to relieve stress and have fun. I get the feeling they'll want to be adventurous with you and do things you two wouldn't think of doing normally like traveling on a whim or something wild like skydiving. They will be nurturing towards you also, so it's like a give and take of you caring for them and them caring for you. You two may start off as friends and then it buds into a love. This makes me think you two will have a strong foundation where you almost inherently trust and listen to one another. 

I feel like your future spouse will listen to you talk often - I'm literally getting the image of someone looking straight on at someone talking, nodding to show that they're an active listener. They don't like opening up about their emotions, but they'll show them in little actions. I feel they'll see you as a safe haven and someone they can learn from which is why they do more listening. There's hints of a student-teacher dynamic almost. Overall, they will be active and in charge of the action-side of your relationship: dates, traveling, day-to-day chores, and things of that nature; while you will be in charge of the emotional side: arguments, deep talks, words of affirmation, and all the likes. They like to show their love rather than speaking it, so be prepared for that!

[cha-ra-nui]

2021 Retrospective Part 1: KPop

KPop was great in 2020, diverse and interesting. I hoped that energy would carry over into 2021, and some of it certainly did. Overall though, the year, while not lacking in good releases, felt much less creative than 2020 did. Where in 2020 most groups managed to release exactly one song I loved, this year it felt like everyone would either nail every single comeback or none at all, there was very little middle ground for me, and barely any random hits. (As usual, everything I talk about can be found in this YT playlist.)

I’ll start with a lightning round of everyone who got onto my radar last year, but who I don’t have anything to say about this time: CIX’s “Jungle” was phenomenal, but, like I predicted, they never released anything even half as interesting since. APink had no presence this year, EVERGLOW and Mamamoo did okay but never well enough to land on my playlist, LOONA’s music was bewildering in a thoroughly uninteresting way, (G)I-DLE went up in flames, and EL’AST failed to impress me this year. Once again, I wasn’t sold on most 4th gen groups, and I felt like 3rd gen groups, for the most part, didn’t leave much of an impact either. So for the first segment, here’re (some of) the big releases that felt underwhelming to me: BTS is still on top of the world, but all their English singles felt incredibly low effort, so if you aren’t trying, neither will I. “Butter” has some of my favorite terrible lyrics of the year, and I think that I dreamt up “Permission to Dance”, since I can’t remember anything about it. It’s probably the worst title track of 2021 to me because it’s so offensively bland. It feels like ages ago that I was invested in this group, and nowadays, it’s hard to remember why I liked them so much. I also retain the opinion that bighit, excuse me, HYBE has no idea what the appeal of Seventeen and NU’EST was. I’ve never been a fan of the former, but I appreciated their positive energy, which I found somewhat lacking since Pledis was bought out. NU’EST meanwhile was a group I’ve been rooting for, and HYBE not only failed to give them regular comebacks, but also erased everything I liked about them. “Inside Out”, while at least catchier than “I’m in Trouble”, is just as generic. NU’EST is a group I was mostly interested in for their unique music, so no matter how well their new stuff is produced, I just don’t care for it. Never mind that the music video is nauseating to look at. I appreciate that it’s cut on the beat (it can’t be that hard YG) but the camera moves way too much, it’s extremely disorientating. EXO was back for a hot second, with Lay even, but I don’t have much to say about “Don’t fight the feeling” either. It’s fine, a weaker version of “Love Me Right” in my opinion, and it’s still somehow one of the best title tracks SM released this year. They seem to have embraced the art of the train wreck wholeheartedly, and while I’m glad EXO didn’t get pulled into that again, it sadly didn’t leave much of an impact on me. Super Junior’s comeback was underwhelming too. “House Party” is upbeat with a positive message, and the weird SM breakdown isn’t as jarring as usual. It’s not going to age well anyway because it’s a shut-down song and not very memorable to begin with. I’ve since been told that the album is decent, but I can’t attest to that. And while I’m complaining about SM, Red Velvet’s “Queendom” was also one of the most forgettable major releases this year. SM in general tended to release either incomprehensible messes or the safest title tracks possible, and this was so firmly the latter, I literally can’t remember a single thing about this song while I’m listening to it. I honestly think I prefer their train wrecks over this, at least those are memorable. Then of course there were the BLACKPINK solos, two songs each for Rosé and Lisa, which I have the exact same opinions on too. The title tracks, “On The Ground” and “LALISA” respectively, are extremely safe. Both songs have a few ideas that could work, and a few that would never appeal to me, and both could’ve used a bit more polish. The also wildly popular B-sides meanwhile, “Gone” and “Money”, sound grating to me, and somehow even more generic than the title tracks. Finally, I wasn’t sure where to put STAYC. It felt like everyone was talking about them, and their title tracks “ASAP” and “Stereotype” got an overwhelmingly positive reception, but it’s hard for me to see where the hype comes from. They don’t stand out from other 4th gen girl groups stylistically, nor do they have a big label behind them. And their songs, while competently produced, don’t leave much of an impact on me either, so it felt like “popular but underwhelming” would be their category too. But their songs are catchy, and they seem to have a decent vocal line, the lack of which is a recurring problem I have with 4th gen groups. In the end, while I don’t quite understand how or why they got so popular, I don’t mind that they did. It wasn’t all underwhelming though. There are many groups, soloists, or even just popular songs who’s hype I never quite get, but most of them at least made sense to me this year. So, consider this the “oh, I get the hype after all” segment: “Drunk-Dazed” by ENHYPEN will probably be on many people’s best-of-year list, and for good reason. It’s the best song HYBE has released in a while, but it’s held back by the group it was handed to. ENHYPEN just doesn’t convince me, they stand out in neither vocals nor rap in any way. The vocals sound heavily processed, which I’m never a fan of, and I can’t help but wish that this song would’ve gone to ONEUS or ONF, to VIXX in an ideal world, anyone with a stronger vocal line really. Even with those gripes though, it is a very catchy release and deserved the attention it got. Their labelmates TXT, who I never got into either, did a lot to distinguish themselves this year. I liked “0X1=LOVESONG (I know I Love You)”, which is a terrible name for an oddly charming and catchy piece of music. And this time I don’t think it should’ve been given to anyone but them, they own every second of it. So much so, that I started to watch out for them afterwards, and I’m glad that I did, because “LO$ER=LO♡ER” is among the strongest title tracks of the year in my opinion. It’s very catchy and feels like a true step forward. Like they were testing the waters with “0X1=LOVESONG”, and now they’re fully committing to a rougher, indie-pop-rock style, perfectly nailing it on their second attempt. As a title track it’s also a complete package, the MV is good as usual for this group, and so is the choreography, and both perfectly suit the song. Their B-side “Frost” feels in many ways like this style taken to the extreme, a KPop song that has no interest in sounding pretty. It’s not what you’d get from rock or metal vocals, but a Pop appropriation of it, and this group is the first that made it work for me. The personalities of the members also shine through on the entire album, which is the most bewildering thing about this group for me. Don’t get me wrong, the type of music they made this year would fall apart entirely if that wasn’t the case, but how come HYBE lets the TXT members sound natural while BTS and Enhypen get their songs drowned in autotune? Kang Daniel also finally made sense to me with “Paranoia”, a fascinating song, memorable without being particularly catchy, lyrics that fit the theme perfectly, and an aesthetic that reminds me of Taemin, which is, oddly enough, something I haven’t seen around much. I feel like his influence should be all over male soloists by now, but maybe that style is just difficult to emulate. I didn’t like “Antidote” nearly as much though; the chorus just doesn’t work for me. Sumni is the other soloist who’s appeal I finally understood this year, but mostly the songs no one seems to like or talk about anymore. My newly found appreciation for her had little to do with her 2021 releases, and more with talking to a fan and discovering a few older songs I started to like. “Tail” was alright though, and “You can’t sit with us”, while a bit of a mess, at least has the decency of being a fascinating and inoffensive mess. ATEEZ isn’t for me, and I’ve accepted that fact last year. But they also make it easy to see their appeal. If this is the type of music you’re into, they’re most likely the group for you. And they’ve gotten very close to releasing a song I like with “Deja Vu”. But the real reason why they’re here is the MV they released for “The Real” because it’s an extremely cool and impressive production, even without being able to fully figure out what is happening in it. In a similar way, The Boyz might’ve been impressive on Road To Kingdom, but their music never worked for me. “Maverick” is the first song of theirs I enjoyed, it’s just plain cool. I can’t imagine being interested in their future releases though, this feels like random hit to me. Astro meanwhile was for me, at least for a while. I liked their quirky and cute early work, and found myself to be entirely uninterested in the “more mature” releases they’ve done for the past few years, so I’m glad to report that “After Midnight”, while not as creative as living soda bottles, is still fun, and I sincerely hope that the success of this comeback proves to their label that there’s still a market for cute and happy boy group releases.   Transitioning to the less talked about stuff, I was pleasantly surprised by Eunhyuk’s solo, and I feel like I really shouldn’t have been. Super Junior has been around in KPop for what feels like an eternity, it shouldn’t be surprising that the members know exactly what they’re doing. Still, “be” wasn’t on my radar at all until I asked for recommendations of songs I might've missed this year, and I’m honestly not surprised about it. I will come back to this more with a certain other group later, but this is exactly the type of release we need senior idols to stick around for. It’s not exactly the chart-friendly bop that gets talked about, and even if a less experienced artist would be allowed to promote a track like this, I doubt it would be anywhere near as good. This song works because Eunhyuk is a really good singer and experienced performer who knows exactly how to deliver every single line to get the most out of this song. While we’re at SM solos, U-KNOW’s “Thank U” not only comes equipped with some clever lyrics (that only get held back slightly by questionable English), but the music video is also a great homage to classic revenge films, Kill Bill most noticeably, and U-KNOW too delivers everything with experienced confidence. In the “debuts I noticed” corner we have JUST B’s “DAMAGE”, which proudly proclaims to have been produced by Bang Yongguk. I’ve never seen the producer advertised in the title of the MV like that, but it makes sense. This could be a B.A.P song, all things considered, even if it’s too edgy to convince me. I mostly wanted to bring it up because the concept of the music video is a very weird cross of EXO’s “Love Me Right” and Stray Kids’ “District 9“ or BTS’ “No”. That’s right: dystopic football. I’m so confused. Then we have MIRAE’s “KILLA”, which I can best describe by being very of its time. Sci-fi and traditional concepts seemed to be all the rage this year, and this has both, if only a dash of the latter. The debut mainly stood out to me because they seem to have a decent vocal line, which isn’t really what 4th gen boy groups are known for. It’s also a solid song in general. Their follow up, “Splash”, was decent too, but it remains to be seen if they can find a niche for themselves musically, because both songs lack a bit of a unique identity. Finally, there’s is RBW’s new girl group PURPLE KISS, which is the first debut that ever convinced me of a group. I made an entire post about the MV for “Ponzona” when it came out since it was heavily inspired by Dreamcatcher, and my opinion only improved since then: I like the song a lot and the members are very talented. It was an honest contender for best KPop song of the year to me, and I had no prior investment in the group whatsoever. Their vocal line has potential to become one of my new favorites. No Goeun and Swan are hella impressive, Dosie stands out as a strong performer already, and Chaein is adorable. I also appreciate that they’re older than most girl groups at debut, maybe that’s why it feels like they have much more experience than the rookies they are. And their discography is almost scarily good so far too. Their 2nd EP, “Hide & Seek” was just as impressive as their debut. “Zombie” is a great title track, much more fun and upbeat than “Ponzona”, but somehow still very much what I expected and wanted out of this group, and the B-sides don’t feel like filler. “Cast Pearls before Swine” is especially noteworthy, but both EPs aren’t lacking in songs to pick a favorite from. It’s almost too good to be true. Which is why it had to be made up for elsewhere with complete trash fire releases. And oh boy, there were so many train wrecks and bewildering songs, enough to justify having an entire “hall of shame” segment for the year: OnlyOneOf’s “Libido” inspired me to write a ten-page essay on sexualization in KPop (which I never got around to edit), and it still makes me uncomfortable. This is here solely for the MV though, the song is fine, almost insultingly so, considering the provocative video. “Asurabalbalta” by T1419. Nothing to add, it’s just an ugly song all around. A special shout out to “My Turn” by CRAVITY for the most hilarious chorus of the year. Considering that the verses and MV are not framed as a parody, I’m sadly forced to believe that someone wrote the lyrics “vroom vroom vroom vroom vroom vroom skrt” and intended for the song to be cool. I also think I should give Aespa’s “Savage” at least a mention, but it’s unremarkable in its awfulness after a year of much more bewildering releases by this label. There’re salvageable parts in this song, a recognizable structure, and an almost functional instrumental track, even some good vocals. Which are wasted on the lyrics and song, but at least there’s something, which can’t be said about SM’s unholy trinity: Aespa’s “Next Level” sounds like 5 songs stitched together without rhyme or reason, and none of them have much merit on their own to begin with. The lyrics are terribly cringey too, the slang SM made up for them doesn’t help, and it can’t get much better than “beat drop”, followed by…distinctly not a beat drop. SM also SMed all over NCT Dream’s “Hot Sauce”, which features a vocal sample that is trying very hard to be more annoying than the “I want you” looped over EXO’s “Obsession”. I honestly think that this song is worse than “Next Level”, at least that one was an interesting train wreck and somewhat catchy, this is just bewildering. And then SM managed to dig even deeper. NCT 127’s “Sticker” barely qualifies as a song. It has no instrumental track, just a few mismatched and very annoying samples looped over 4 minutes. No structure to speak of, nor does it build towards anything. It has no melody, and the vocals have negative flow. There’s just nothing good to say about this. It’s not trying anything creative, it’s not catchy, it’s not relaxing, it’s not fun, it’s not cool, it’s just a mess I can’t believe was published by a major label. Finally, let’s look at the artists I had expectations for and see if they managed to live up to those: ONEUS has been on my radar since debut, but it wasn’t until last year that I started to have expectations for them. Which they promptly disappointed by doing the opposite of what I wanted. I have no idea who thought that “No Diggity” was a good move for them, but it did nothing for me. They pull off the weird mixture of Block B and 4th gen noise music, but I much prefer their prettier songs, and it felt like a good vocal performance wasted on a song that can’t profit from one. “Black Mirror” was a bit more in line with that, but it worked even less for me somehow. At this point I was ready to accept that they might not be a group for me after all, but “Luna” was a timely reminder of why I was paying attention to them in the first place. They’re really good at this type of song, and while I would generally agree with the praise they got for this, I was getting seriously annoyed by their fandom at this point. They’re not “concept kings”, please stop calling them that. This isn’t a nickname you can just claim for yourself, it’s VIXX’s. You’ll find VIXX by looking up that title, just like you’ll find SHINee when you search for “the princes of KPop”. It’s what not just their fans but also the media calls them, and it’s a title they earned with their unmatched dedication to concepts. Please respect that. Heck, “Luna” even takes inspiration from VIXX’s “Shangri-la” and especially the MBC Gayo performance of it, to the point of homage in some moments, and that’s not a bad thing, we just want it to be acknowledged. TWICE being in this category is something I never expected, yet here we are. Their summer comeback wasn’t exactly the catchy hit I expected though, “Alcohol-Free” is much more subdued than their usual output. It’s not bad, I just never feel the need to listen to it. “Scientist” too, apart from me constantly stumbling over the name because VIXX’s “Scentist” ruined that word forever, didn’t leave much of an impression. The lyrics are also a bit awkward, which hasn’t been a problem for them in a while. But to make their inclusion on my “good list” even weirder, what saved them from the “underwhelming but popular” category was an English single. “The Feels” is the first English release that doesn’t feel like the group watered down their identity to appeal to a western market. This is very much a TWICE song, and proud of it. The lyrics are perfectly fine, and the production gets the most out of every member. I wasn’t able to get behind their popularity in their early days, but there is something fascinating about senior group TWICE, and I hope they renew their contracts next year.   Their labelmates Stray Kids didn’t quite manage to live up to their 2020 output either, but that’s understandable considering “InLife” was stupidly good, and they’ve been MIA until August, with the exception of “Up All Night”, which was a fun unit song that feels very relatable. Their first official comeback “Thunderous” meanwhile is exactly what I wanted, at least on paper. Gloriously overproduced KPop, and a music video that is overflowing with creative effects and editing. Highlights include a transition from animation to Changbin’s face and Felix turning into a sketch of himself, in a magazine that Hyunjin is just putting down. The color-grading is great too, it’s a dark MV but every color pops. It’s just that I’m not too big on the song this time. It’s okay, but I’d rather listen to “God’s Menu” again. They released a few more MVs for other songs on the album, out of which “Red Lights” received the most attention. Unsurprisingly, considering it’s essentially VIXX’s “Chained Up” turned homoerotic. I can’t say that I understood the freak-out over it, but I do like the song. I also found “Cheese” to be worth revisiting once in a while, even though the song is headache inducing. They also released hands down the best Christmas MV this year with “Christmas EveL”. The group likes to add a lovely parody angle to the overproduced KPop scene they’re very much a part of, and it’s the most obvious in this release. The lyrics are on point and the jokes consistently land. In general, I get the impression that enjoying Stray Kids’ content is often dependent on if you share their sense of humor. Dreamcatcher did just well enough not to disappoint as well. It’s good to see the full team together again, especially since they’re the only group I care about with a complete line-up. “Odd Eye” was pretty cool, but I liked the B-side “Poison Love” more, and I don’t listen to it often. What I did listen to though is their 2nd comeback “BEcause”. Right of the bat, this is the more interesting song to me. I loved the understated chorus from the second I heard it, and this song feels like they addressed all the problems I had with “Piri”. The breakdown doesn’t clash with the light vocals, it just fits here. The transitions are on point, their vocal line is still one of my favorites in KPop (Yoohyeon and Siyeon are just unfair), and I find myself increasingly impressed with Gahyeon. The entire group has a strong stage presence but watching her starting to claim more center time and chorus lines, all while completely owning her space on stage, is like watching VIXX’s Hyuk grow up all over again. “Your face turns blue, it’s like an ocean view” is also in contest for one of my favorite lines to come out of KPop this year. It’s just delightfully creepy. “Delightful” is also what I’d call ONF in general. They feel like a breath of fresh air, and it’s hard to pinpoint why. Almost every KPop group releases a fun song at some point in their career, but I’ve never seen it fit a group as naturally as it does ONF. Their music is also distinctly quirky, oozing with creative energy.   “Beautiful Beautiful”, while not quite as interesting to me as “Sukhumvit Swimming”, is just as much fun and always puts a smile on my face. It’s catchy and happy without ever being annoying for it, which makes it almost impossible to not get caught up in its energy. And it’s also a song I can’t imagine being released by anyone but ONF. This group is a true gem, and this is one of their best songs to date. “Ugly Dance” is more aligned with the current trends but retains just enough of the fun vibes and quirky energy I like about this group to work. I prefer their other stuff, but they seem to enjoy performing this song a lot, which is one of their biggest strengths as a group in general. Their music and MVs are quirky and weird, always energetic, and it works because the members always seem have the time of their lives with it. Which is why I was looking forward to a summer comeback, and “Popping” did not disappoint. I have no idea what this song is going for, and the MV is all over the place, but it works. Just don’t try to dissect why it does because it honestly makes no sense. Finally, after dropping quite surprising enlistment news on us, they made one last comeback in December with “Goosebumps”, which is much darker than their other releases this year. That doesn’t mean that it’s lacking in creative energy though, not in the slightest. The song changes the top line for each chorus, and it hardly even registers because somehow it’s still incredibly catchy. I’m sad to see them enlist, but it’s nice to know that we’ll get them back in less than two years. They had a great run, and I sincerely hope that they can continue where they left off in 2023. WOODZ is another artist I discovered last year, but despite him almost making my top 5 songs with “Love Me Harder” I still underestimated him. I wasn’t sold on his merit as a vocalist, being much more interested in him as a songwriter. It’s not that he’s a bad singer, quite the contrary, I just don’t particularly like the tone of his voice. Which might sound absurd, because I very much enjoy his music and have been impressed by his performances repeatedly. His first single of the year, “FEEL LIKE”, is simple and groovy and scores with another great instrumental track, which just barely put him into the “did not disappoint”-camp, since I didn’t listen to this song much despite its qualities. But I immediately fell in love with the title track of his EP released in October. “Waiting” stands out to me as a perfect production, and I’m going to make this paragraph even weirder now, because I love the vocals on the track. This song is just perfect for his voice, and it’s a great performance all around. If WOODZ wins me over with his songs, then Taemin is on the opposite side of the spectrum. Most of what I love about his solos is purely on his insane skills as a performer, and I complained a lot about Taemin being better than the songs he’s been given over the years. Which sadly is the case for “Advice” as well. I don’t hate the song, but Taemin’s performance is the only thing I actively like about it. It just isn’t an interesting release and the entire EP felt extremely save to me. Which is a shame for his last release before enlistment, especially coming off the “Never Gonna Dance Again” albums where he’d been given more room to experiment. Minho meanwhile deserves a proper solo debut, and not just because SHINee needs to complete the plagiarism joke. “Heartbreak” was a pleasant surprise at the end of the year. It might be nothing revolutionary, but just the right type of pleasant and relaxing to feel worthwhile nonetheless. Or maybe it just felt like SHINee was competing among themselves on what my favorite song of the year would be at least since June, and I had given up on fighting it at this point. So. SHINee. I’ve rewritten this part more times than I can count, and I doubt I’ll ever be happy with it. But I can’t continue to be flippant about them anymore, and there’s just too much to untangle with this group to keep it short. I spent 3 years pretending that I had no interest in them beyond some of their music, that they weren’t the group I turned to if I wanted a dose of happiness, that I didn’t love their shows and interviews for being endlessly entertaining, and that I didn’t avoid them because acknowledging that they were important to me hurt. I ignored their shows, the albums beyond the title tracks, and didn’t even listen to Key’s and Onew’s solos. But this year, keeping a distance just wasn’t possible anymore. It’s been a long time since I felt like a group was as on top of their game as SHINee was in 2021. They came back from the military with the same experienced confidence and disregard for rules and expectations I’ve been missing since they and VIXX went on hiatus in 2018, and everything they did this year felt like a triumph. It took months to figure out how I feel about “Don’t Call Me” though. It’s very 4th gen, and I liked that SHINee always stuck to a bit of 2nd gen whimsy before. Onew is entirely too nice for the song too and is given hardly anything to work with. But then again, they pull it off. It’s more of a grower than their usual title tracks, but it’s a rock-solid production. It was also nice to hear a SHINee title track that felt built around Key for once. Maybe their 2021 releases felt as triumphant to me as they did because being Key biased this year was a constant invitation to scream “told you so” at everyone who ever doubted his abilities. Still, this song ultimately isn’t what I want from SHINee. Lucky for me then that their 2nd title track “Atlantis” is exactly the type of classic, upbeat, vocal driven pop song they excel at. When they talked about songs that got taken off the “Don’t Call Me” album, “Atlantis” comes up in a moment of miscommunication, and they immediately insist that this song is theirs, that it’s a song that only they can do, so there’s no way SM would hand it to anyone else, and I’m inclined to agree. It’s a SHINee song to its core. The album is good too. I have issues with it, like how “Heart Attack” and “I Really Want You” are essentially the same song, even though I like both. Some tracks feel a bit like filler too, and I don’t like “Days and Years” at all. Overall, I’d love to cut out a quarter of the songs, but then SM wouldn’t be able to do their full-album-into-repackage spiel anymore. A more experimental and darker B-side would’ve been nice to have too, something like “Nightmare” or “Trigger”, because I always loved those and “Don’t Call Me” doesn’t fit the tone of the album at all, even after the repackage fixes the terrible sequencing. At least they kept up with the SHINee tradition of having one song entirely focused on chill-inducingly perfect vocals on each album. “Area” immediately became a contender for song of the year for me. I’m in love with their voices in general, but Onew on this song in particular gives me chills. I also love the eerie quality of this song, and even without knowing for sure if that was Minho’s intention when writing the lyrics or not, it’s hard to shake off the impression that this song is addressed to Jonghyun. Whether intentional of not, “I can’t fill your empty spot” is the most cutting line I heard in KPop in a while. And in a complete 180 mood-wise, the final group release before we lost them to the military again is classic SHINee-style JPop, the kind of song I like a lot but can’t actually defend when asked about it. “SUPERSTAR” is nothing unique or fancy, but SHINee carries the song on pure charisma, and it never failed to put a smile on my face. I think you can tell from the length of this paragraph that I was fully prepared to hand song, album, and artist of the year to SHINee, and it really wasn’t even close…but then they got competition from inside their own ranks. There aren’t many productions in KPop as interesting and perfectly executed as Key’s “Bad Love” EP. This was the first time in ages that I wanted an album before knowing anything about the music, simply because the packaging is so damn awesome. The level of creativity and attention to detail that went into the presentation of this comeback is something I’m used to by VIXX and them only. And it’s not like any of that was necessary to sell me on the album, because the songs are genuinely amazing. The title track has more harmonies, concurring melodies, high-notes, and adlips than most group releases do, and it never sounds messy for it. “Bad Love” is an extremely clean and impressive production, and I’ve been obsessed with it since it came out. There’s not a single song on the EP I didn’t like either and none of them sound like filler. I’m in love with how much energy he put into “Yellow Tape”, how amazing his harmony with Taeyeon sounds in “Hate That…”, his voice in “Helium” period but especially during the bridge, the entire mood of “Saturday Night”, and the “end of my world” line in “Eighteen”. And that’s another thing, this EP is filled with good songs, but it’s Key who sells them. I always liked his voice, and I’ve seen enough vocal coaches gush over SHINee to know he’s a technically clean singer, but nothing prepared me for just how great he sounds when he’s given songs that are tailored to his weird tone, and when he’s allowed to make his own choices. The entire album has “Key” written all over it, and never to its detriment. I just can’t imagine this EP in the hands of anyone else, and it has quickly become my favorite solo release in KPop period. I’m so glad it paid of commercially, and I sincerely hope that SM finally realizes that SHINee does best when they’re allowed to make their own decisions. Because if this is what Key’s preferences look and sound like, then I absolutely want more of it in the future.  

[yeoldontknow]

💌interview tag

tagged by the loveliest, brightest angels @chillingkoo and @onherwings to do this fun tag. thank you so so much my loves!!

Rules: answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better!

Name/nickname: kat

Pronouns: she/her

Star sign: aquarius sun, leo moon, aries rising

Height: 162cm or 5′4″

Time currently: 9.29am

When is your birthday: january 23

Favourite band/groups: kpop - exo, tvxq, bts, monsta x, shinee, twice, itzy, ateez, knk, cix, exid, sistar, seventeen

other: tool, puscifer, IAMX, white lies, elbow, ghost, nothing but thieves, official hige dandism, deftones, nick cave & the bad seeds, readiohead, the cure etc etc this list is endless

Favourite solo artist: kpop - chanyeol solo works, chung ha, lee hi, iu, jongdae solo works, wonho

other: uppermost, xavier omar, masago, sza, doja cat, mansur brown, laurel, david bowie, prince, patrick watson, elijah blake, harry styles

Song Stuck in Your Head: comptine d’un autre ete l’apres midi - yann tiersen

Last Movie You Watched: pieces of a woman (oof, i dont even know if i enjoyed it but damn)

Last Show You Binged: the night stalker documentary

When You Created Your Blog: april 30, 2017

Last Thing You Googled: asus z97-e (im building a computer and my dad  keeps giving me parts he has lying around lmao)

Other Blogs: @yeoldontknowiread - my fic recs blog

Why I chose my url: because....yeol does not, in fact, know that i write all this fanfiction lmao (at least i hope???)

Do you get asks: sometimes! sometimes theres a bunch, other times theres none for a while. sometimes theres pressuring asks and other times theres things i just delete because i dont want the energy on my blog. its a grab bag really

How Many People Are You Following: 350

How Many Followers Do You Have: some

Average Hours of Sleep: god this also depends...on the weekday, around 5-7 (the weighted blanket helps so much i actually normally get that 7 unless its a really bad anxiety day. can you believe im up from 3-4???) on the weekends its about 10 or 11

Lucky Numbers: 16, 61

Instruments: violin and voice. i can sight read basic piano so long as i can find middle c. some guitar but not enough to be proficient

What I’m Currently Wearing: old university sweatpants, my “hex the racists” t-shirt, and a purple zip hoodie

Dream job: music supervision for major motion pictures; published author; subtitle operations at netflix; some other off the wall creative job that allows me to travel, make art, write, take photos, eat food with some sense of stability and health insurance lmao

Dream trip: go back to japan to see the north (hokkaido) and the south (fukuoka or kagoshima); australia/new zealand; hawaii

Favorite food: asian food hands down. korean, indian, japanese, arab, armenian - truly, its all so comforting and filling for me. i love it so much. its a warmth that comes from inside.

Favorite song: asjfdoiajfo? how am i meant to pick just one?? uh....ill go with the song im obsessed with right now -- The Bones of a Dying World - If These Trees Could Talk

Top Three Fictional Universes You’d Like To Live In: omg lmaooo probably post war harry potter; sailor moon; any ghibli world

tagging: @yehet-me-up @jamaisjoons @yoonia @shadowsremedy @kyungseokie @jenmyeons @j-pping @delhyun @loeybeans @kimtaehyunq @ditzymax @yeojaa @snackhobi @sahmfanficbts @hobi-gif @xjoonchildx @bratkook @imdifferentshadesofpurple @softyoongiionly @jinterlude and anyone else who wants to do this! as always please only do so if you wish!

[moonlight--cafe]

@urirealvibekiller​

Here you go Faye! This is a thank you for helping me get kickstarted. I finally got it done (It’s like 3am) but I really wanted to get yours done while I had a creative burst of energy. I accidentally let the art student out in this one 😆 I hope you like it sweetie <3 You’re the best tumblr aunt ever! See this as a kind of late birthday present xoxoxo

~NCT U (Make A Wish Line-up) ~ Jaehyun 

~ NCT U (Misfit Line-up)~ Mark 

~CIX~ BX

~GOT7~ Yugyeom

 ~Stray Kids~ Hyunjin

[serenitysphere]

I dropped all my schoolwork today and LITERALLY spedrun this drawing. Just needed to show some love for this man whom I've come to really adore within the past few years. Happy b-day, Gon!!! ♥️

[urirealvibekiller]

꒰ ꒱ this is an idol life ship for my sweetest and softest bb @sarahbkwl​​ !! hope you like it hehe !! <33 

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꒰ ꒱ your entertainment company

꒰ ꒱ your training years

you trained for a year before debuting. 

you auditioned for the company through yg global auditions and got accepted because they saw immense potential in you and your talents. 

you were pretty shy as a trainee but goddamn, with just one year of training and consistent hard-work, you glowed the hell up as a performer and artist. [kind of the same scenario as bae jinyoung (my bb <33) of cix and wanna one]

before debuting, you appeared in some of winner and ikon’s music videos, which is where fans began noticing you. 

꒰ ꒱ number of members in your group

there are five members in your group; two koreans, one korean-american, one japanese, and you. 

two koreans :: one is the oldest, sub vocalist, sub rapper, and the visual while the other is the main rapper and face of the group 

one korean-american :: main vocalist and the leader

one japanese :: lead dancer, lead rapper, and maknae

꒰ ꒱ your positions

you’re the main dancer, lead vocalist, center, and face of the group 

꒰ ꒱ your roles

you’re the fake maknae of the group; you may look and dress in a way that is a bit intimidating, and your charisma be through the roof on stage; but off the stage, you basically radiate babie energy and your group members as well as your fans feel protective over you because of your sensitive and clumsy nature. 

also the photographer; you’re known for your photography skills and you have over ten million followers on your instagram where you often post very artistic and aesthetic pictures of yourself, sceneries/places, your group members, and anything else that inspires you really.   

꒰ ꒱ your group’s concept 

a mix of badass and girl crush with a hint of sexiness. very similar to ddd by exid.  

꒰ ꒱ your idol best-friends

felix from stray kids || as foreign idols, it’s no doubt you guys hit it off immediately as soon as you guys met and got closer at MAMA. you may be shy at first but with him, it was like an immediate sort of connection. 

you’re definitely hype bestfriends !! constantly complimenting, supporting, and basically just hyping each other up. 

vedi affectionate best-friend. sends you memes at 2 a.m. 

oh and you both mc -ed for pops in seoul together and your close friendship is evident on camera; it’s just a very wholesome energy. needless to say, your friendship is one of favorites in the kpop industry.

seulgi from red velvet || you two would be the sweetest angels adskj 

you guys did a dance cover as a collaboration stage and have been inseparable since then. you’re often on each other’s instagram and openly shows support for each other’s comebacks and professional projects. 

she’s the type of best friend you can talk about anything and you would just laugh about everything. expect lots and lots rofl and majority of the time, you wont even know what you’re laughing about. 

lots of cute dates at cozy and underrated cafes or restaurants in town, which are perfect places for your photography and perfect for her to try new food, especially desserts. 

also she’s really good at art, especially drawing !! you’re both just so artistically talented and similar yet different in the best way - no wonder fate brought you two together as best-friends. 

꒰ ꒱ your fanboy(s) 

the members of verivery are huge fans of your group and have done a number of covers of your group’s songs. 

kangmin especially is a huge fan of you. 

꒰ ꒱ your boyfriend (public)

chittaphon leechaiyapornkul (can you tell i copy pasted that) aka ten. 

i mean we ain’t surprised at this point. it’s an established fact that you + ten = purfect. 

okay, so i see you guys being only professionally involved at first like your group and a few members of nct were doing this collaboration stage for an award show and it’s a sort of like group couple dance stage and you and ten were paired together. think of the who’s your mama dance stage at 2016 sbs gayo daejeon. similar to that aaaa 

but through the whole process of rehearsing and practicing together, you guys ended up becoming closer because i think your personalities would just click just like that. i think ten is someone who can just connect with anyone but with you, it would just be a different and special sort of connection. 

honestly, i think your relationship would be a mix of slow-burn and fast-paced. it would take him a while to ask you out or to confess verbally but his actions would show otherwise like he would do all those cute things like text you good morning or good night and face-time you regularly. he would buy you gifts. he would smile and laugh a lot more around you. 

i don’t know why i also see him following you on his finsta accounts (that you already know about) and would probably comment cheesy pick-up lines on your posts.

when he does decide to confess, he’ll be so straightforward about it but not in a way that’s overbearing - just very sincere y’know. 

you guys would probably keep your relationship private at first although he wouldn’t be the biggest fan of that but that really wouldn’t last that long. 

the dispatch catches you on a date and pictures of you two are released and both of your companies would confirm the relationship. 

and it’s a praised relationship and fans are supportive - of course there are inevitably and unfairly some negative response but overall, there’s an immense amount of positive reactions from fans that the negative ones are overlooked. 

you guys would be the epitome of a romantic couple and so artistic too augh !! 

oh and guess what, ten’s new best-friends are felix and seulgi now. eeep 

꒰ ꒱ miscellaneous 

your group gets your first win just a week after debuting, making you guys one of the fastest to win at a music show 

even as an idol, you pursue art and photography as more than just a hobby. you make your debut as an artist two years after your debut and some of your pieces are displayed at art galleries. 

your group is extremely popular and active in the US and you have collaborated with some western artists like Lauv, Little Mix, and Anne Marie. 

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thank you for requesting angel <33 have a beautiful day/night !!

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Do you have any idols you love to draw? Also what programs do you use and do you have any tips? (Novice artist here.) I want to buy a new drawing tab for my art (I have a Wacom rn.) and I need suggestions. Sorry this isn't a request! You can ignore if this is burdensome.

lot to unpack here haha.... 😅😂

1) my fave male idols to draw are BTS V and RM, Day6 Dowoon and CIX BX. fave female idols to draw are Jeongyeon and Chaeyoung from Twice, and Wheein from MMM.

2) i use Procreate for my iPad 6th gen (tho the iPad pro is better eversoslightly) with the 1st gen Apple pen. honestly I prefer the older iPad model compared to the new. the only edge the pro has is the resolutions are better for Procreate and the other art apps, but my iPad was about 400$ less than the pro and works wonders despite being considered a bit outdated. honestly can't tell the diff between the Apple pens tho. maybe battery time? 😂

3) if your looking for anatomy tips i suggest reading up a bit on it. study values. idk i'm not too big on art tips (my sketches tend to be sloppy till i feel like it looks good.) feel free to dm me if you're comfortable and i can try to explain it a bit more...

anyways good luck hope this helped!

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Jyp really is a coward for not letting us know their real height :(( but yes!! I had a fairly good day today so thank you hehe ^^ I have 3 questions for you: What's your go-to bubble tea order, do the times at the beginning of each piece of writing mean anything? And the most important: what roles would you assign skz to in the student council?? Literally just came back from your last blurb again and it's still a piece of art your powerful mind hnng - 🍒 hope your night goes great 😊😊

HHHH IM SO SORRY FOR THIS LATE REPLY i was so busy today and yesterday with life and streaming cix & itzy anyway i'm the proudest of my threesome blurbs thank youuu ♡♡ okay to answer your questions

I'm boring and basic so I just go with the chatime pearl milk tea every time (in Germany I get anything with lychee boba since there isn't a chain bubble tea store — at least not where I live)

Uh the timestamps don't really have a significant meaning they just indicate at what time I imagine the scenario to happen (with the exception of 7:14 pm it's my bday i'm so cheesy I know)

Okay to be honest... I don't really know how the school council works?? Because in my school system that doesn't really exist so really I was more thinking of ouran high school host club when writing the blurb LMAO